Here’s what we are reading, watching, and liking.
The article of the week is Esports: Fit gamers challenge ‘fat’ stereotype
The video of the week is from Alan Thrall of Untamed Strength with is video “Pain in The Gym, Why and Why Not”
Our first social media post of the week is from Andrew Coates about how sweating and soreness are poor indicators of a good workout Our second post is from Claire Zai about intelligently incorporating cardio into your program.
Read MoreThis week Trevor Jaffe came back for Round 2 with Paul and Ryan, after some technical difficulties during Round 1. Jaffe gives us a rundown of his competitive strength career, some insight on longevity in strength sports, and the mindset of a competitive powerlifter.
With Thanksgiving behind us and the holiday season and end the of the year fast approaching, we are smack dab in the middle of one of the most fun but also most stressful times of the year. This can be a challenging time for those who have nutrition and body composition goals or who have had bad experiences with eating during the holidays in the past - whether it was dealing with insatiable cravings or harsh criticisms and judgments at the dinner table.
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The article of the week is Shedding Some Light on Vitamin D Supplementation: Does It Increase Strength In Athletes?
The video of the week is from Jeff Nippard and his videa talking about his diet from 10 years ago. While he specifically talks about a bodybuilding prep nutrition program, he discusses many myths that surround training and nutrition.
Our first social media post of the week is from the @antideit_dietitian about 7 signs you are in a caloric deficit, especially those who only track their progress using a scale. The last post is from Emma Jarman who’s post links to her “Women and Performance Enhancing Drugs” survey that sheds a light on PED use in women’s sports and starts to talk about the hows, whys, whats, and costs associated with PED use.
Read MoreThis week Dr. Joel Seedman volunteered his time to hop on an episode with Paul and Ryan. Dr. Seedman is well known for posting complex exercise variations on social media, but how does he feel about the basics? This week Paul and Ryan talked to Joel to see how he programs for beginners, athletes, and his take on what training for performance should look like.
The article of the week is The Effect of Resistance Training on High Blood Pressure from Barbell Medicine.
The video of the week is from Bryce of Calgary Barbell and his response to Mark Rippetoe’s most recent video criticizing RPE. Bryce dives into Mark’s argument and also discusses some of the problematic language that is used in the video.
Our first social media post of the week is from Precision Nutrition about stress and its effects on the body. The last post is from Claire Zai of Barbell Medicine discussing the importance of representation and how it can help lower the barriers to women’s health.
Read MoreAfter finishing up our majoring in the minors podcast series it got me thinking. People spend an inordinate amount of time and money chasing things to give them an edge in the weight room or the playing field. The supplement industry is a multi billion dollar industry and every day it seems a new product comes out intended to give you some sort of edge over your opponent.
Coaches spend hours reading and applying far fetched theories and training philosophy trying to find the “next big thing” or the “magic ingredient” to success.
You have people obsessing over all sorts of obscure things from how much added sugar they are consuming to the amount of plastic they come in contact with.
Read MoreAfter a successful RTL Invitational Powerlifting Meet this past weekend, Paul and Ryan explain why the process of building a bigger total doesn't always look like powerlifting. In this episode, you'll learn more about what leads to PRs and why your post-meet training block likely doesn't look how you would expect.
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The article of the week is Supplement Regulation: Are Dietary Supplements Unregulated? from Stronger By Science
The video of the week is from Jeff Nipard asking the question, How can we get really jacked and strong at the same time? A lot of people seem to think you can’t, (or you shouldn’t) because how you should train to get strong is supposedly very different from how you should train to get big. But he doesn’t quite agree with this.
Our first social media post of the week is from Dr. Jordan from Barbell Medicine discussing about the coach and client relationship and how, ideally, a coach and individual will come up with a shared plan to explore different approaches to find out what works. Our second is from Nick Hannah on how it can be helpful to think of flare ups as being in a traffic jam.
Read MoreEveryone has made it through the hardest part of meet prep, and all that’s left to do is hit the lifts on Saturday! With that in mind, it’s important to set yourself up to perform. Here are 5 tips to get your ready to smash PRs on Saturday.
Read MoreWe promise this is the last majoring in the minors episode for a while. This episode is all about major factors that coaches should focus on to have the most impact on their clients, while also addressing the minor things that trip some coaches up. Reminder that for the month of November, RTL has a 500m row challenge that is open for all to participate in! Set your rower to a distance of 500m, row it as fast as you can, and take a screenshot of your time+tag us in an IG story to enter!
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Here’s what we are reading, watching, and liking.
The article of the week is “Pain and Movement - Caught in an Endless Loop of Misinformation” from Barbell Medicine.
The video of the week is from Jeff Nipard about how hard people should train to build muscle. He speaks with 5 different experts about this topic and, while there is some agreement on certain aspects and some differing opinions when it comes to the details.
Our first social media post of the week is from Precision Nutrition about trigger foods. Our second is from Nick Hannah on things that build up our energy and things that drain it.
Read MoreNo matter where you look, whether that’s in the gym or on social media, you are bound to see tons of people doing “prehab” type drills, which are usually low-load movements with an emphasis placed on stability, balance, using the “smaller stabilizer” muscles, and coordination
Examples of these prehab type drills include things like exercises on unstable surfaces, direct rotator cuff and glute med exercises, and Turkish get-ups. But the question is, do these types of drills ACTUALLY reduce our injury risk?
Read MoreThis week Paul and Ryan continue with the "Majoring In the Minors" series to highlight the majors and minors of fat loss. By the end of the episode you should have a solid understanding of what's worth the effort to help drive fat loss, and what to steer clear of that won't help your progress.
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Here’s what we are reading, watching, and liking.
The article of the week is “The Science on CBD Oil For Health and Performance” from Barbell Medicine.
The video of the week is a short video for all of our competitors. Alan Thrall of Untamed Strenght walks viewers through a powerlifting meet day.
Our first social media post of the week is from beauty_redefined about how to talk to young athletes about their bodies. To conclude, we have a post from Precision Nutrition about sleep habits
Read MoreThis week Paul and Ryan continue with the "Majoring In the Minors" series to highlight the majors and minors of fat loss. By the end of the episode you should have a solid understanding of what's worth the effort to help drive fat loss, and what to steer clear of that won't help your progress.
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It’s all fun and games when you do your main movements. They’re the ones that can be loaded a bit heavier, pushed a little harder, and are typically very gratifying. It feels like you worked hard. But, what happens next?
Uh oh, accessories. The things in your program that your coach puts in after the main movements that you don’t do. Or you do, but you load them light, rush through them, or you arent quite sure why they are there in the first place.
This is when you ask, “Why are these accessory movements programmed, also… what’s an accessory movement?”
I’m glad you asked. “Accessories” are the exercises in between or after your main movements that offer a bit of variation - whether its in the goal of the exercise, the plane of motion, the loading parameters, etc.
Read MoreHere’s what we are reading, watching, and liking.
The article of the week talks about what ammonia inhalants are, examines whether they have been shown to be effective, and finishes with some of the author’s thoughts on their use. The video of the week is a video packed with delicious fall recipes.
Our first social media post of the week is from Precision Nutrition about protein powders and the general guidance around using them. To conclude, we have a post from Austin from Barbell Medicine talking about the dose-response relationship with training volume and health-related benefits.
Read MoreWith so much information about health and fitness circulating the internet it is easy to get sucked down a rabbit hole and learn all this cool information. Sometimes it even seems overwhelming, “how am I supposed to ever learn and apply all this information?” The good thing is at the end of the day there is one factor that can make any program work. You can have the most perfect program but without this one thing you won’t see any progress. At the same time, you could have the worst program ever and with this one thing you can make that program successful. So, what is this big secret to success and if it is really just one thing why aren’t more people successful?
Read MoreThis week Paul and Ryan are joined by Dr. Steph Allen, Physical Therapist at Boston PT Wellness and co-founder of The LevelUp Initiative. Topics in this episode range from getting more girls involved with strength training at an early age, how strength training influences the career trajectory of an athlete, and the relationship between strength & conditioning/pain & rehab.
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